The Moon has long been thought to be the prototypical example of a dead world. That may be much less true than expected, given the recent discovery of “moonquakes” with matching scarp fault features on the lunar surface.

Mars is a natural target for colonization, but what would the first human residents of Mars do for shelter? They might live in 3D printed habitats like the ones demoed at NASA’s recent 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge.

A teenager in the UK was at death’s door following complications from a lung transplant, but a last-ditch effort using genetically engineered viruses has saved her life. Doctors say this is a watershed moment for the use of so-called bacteriophages in medicine.